Today we had a knock at the door, which is unusual, and a woman introduced herself as our neighbor here on the 2nd floor of the building. Turns out she knows the owner of our flat and wanted to pass on a message from them that if we ever needed anything that we could communicate through her. She also just wanted to make our acquaintance. Turns out she's a fluent English speaker--having spent the Pinochet years in Australia. She's originally from Santiago and her husband is German. She showed us their flat, which is absolutely gorgeous. Later, when her husband got home, he also came over and introduced himself. They both seem super nice. They've lived in the building for about 12 years and know a lot about the ebb and flow of life here in Vina del Mar. We swapped contact info and look forward to getting to know them a bit better over the next few months.
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I had a good zoom meeting with one of my collaborators today. Unfortunately, the other one had a last-minute conflict and couldn't join in. We have a plan for work for the next two weeks or so, until we meet again.
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Laura bought a Ninja blender today. We have one in Walla Walla and she uses it a lot in her cooking. We figured it was worth it to have for the 6 months we're here.
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Obligatory sunset photo.
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